Reviewer:

the cake baked up great the frosting was a total flop i didn't have enough sour cream for the cake so i used 1 cup sour cream and 1 1/2 teaspoons of vinegar in the half cup measuring cup then finished filling with milk

Reviewer:

So simple and so delicious! I made this for a get together with friends and family and I had more than one person comment on how yummy the cake was and go back for seconds. I used a cream cheese frosting that really complimented the flavor of the cake, but didn't over power it. I really like how not extra sweet this cake is. I will be making this one again!

Reviewer:

I have made this cake numerous times and it was ALWAYS a success!!! It is very moist!!!! However I did add a couple of things once just to spice it up....I made it a 3 layer cake and filled the layers in with chocolate and pushed some crushed oreos around the edges of the chocolate frosting and sprinkled some on top as well....it was gone in a matter of minutes...NO LIE!!! But the cake recipe itself is one i swear by!!!

Reviewer:

My family and I enjoyed the spongy texture of this cake. Based on other reviews, I checked it at 25 minutes and found that it was ready, otherwise it would have been overcooked at 35 minutes.
I didn't use the icing recipe, preferring to make an easier-to-prepare cream cheese icing: 8oz cream cheese 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa and 1 tsp vanilla extract whipped together until smooth.

Reviewer:

Since this recipe received such mixed reviews I wasn't sure of the a good end result, however I mixed it up and baked it in a 8-inch diameter cake pan and after tooth picking it several times ended up leaving it in for around 15min+ the original time. However it was such a great cake, the icing that goes along with it is complementary and I received compliments on it.
So my tip is not using the given time and tooth picking it until it is done.